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Weed control by adult and juvenile tilapia Tilapia rendalli in rainfed ponds
Type: Journal Article
Two studies were conducted in consecutive years over the time period 14 January to 1 July to determine whether labor-savings and fish growth enhancement could be achieved by stocking Tilapia rendalli directly into ponds ...
Strategy on International Fisheries Research: an update
Type: Journal Article
The Strategy on International Fisheries Research's activities on information and aquaculture in Asia, SubSaharan Africa, Latin and North America are presented.
Integrating aquaculture with rice farming in Bangladesh: feasibility and economic viability, its adoption and impact
Type: Report
Studies were undertaken on 256 farms in Bangladesh from 1992-1994 to assess the feasibility and economic viability of integrating fish culture with rice farming during aman (wet) and boro (dry) seasons in medium highlands. ...
Integration of crustacean aquaculture with coastal rice farming in Vietnam
Type: Journal Article
Some examples are given of integration of crustacean aquaculture into coastal rice farming in Vietnam. Freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii ) and marine shrimp culture integrated with coastal rice farming and crab ...
Improvement of traditional shrimp culture in the Mekong Delta
Type: Journal Article
Improvements to traditional brackishwater shrimp culture in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam are discussed. A technical support program has been implemented based on a so-called improved extensive shrimp culture method, as ...
Broodstock management status and some suggestions to control negative selection and inbreeding in hatchery stocks in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The freshwater river systems and floodplains of Bangladesh are the breeding grounds for 13 endemic species of carps and barbs and a large number of other fish species, including a number of exotic carps and other species ...
Aquaculture distance education in Lao PDR
Type: Journal Article
Through the Aquaculture Outreach Program, the Asian Institute of Technology (AID in Bangkok, Thailand, operates in rural developmental projects in NE Thailand and in other Indo-Chinese countries. Research and extension are ...
Genetic improvement of carp species in Asia: project progress report (November 1997 to June 1998)
Type: Report
The Project consists of two phases, Phase I focusing on determining research priorities leading to the development of high yielding breeds and strains; documentation of carp genetic resources, documentation of carp genetic ...
Demand for fish in Sub-Saharan Africa: the past and the future
Type: Journal Article
The Sub-Saharan region of Africa accounted for only 5.5% of the world's demand for fish from 1989 to 1991, inspite of comprising 9% of the global population. This study was carried out to determine the future demand for ...
Aquaculture technology transfer to smallholder farmers in Malawi, Southern Africa
Type: Journal Article
Details are given of activities conducted in Zomba, Malawi, in order to demonstrate new aquaculture technologies and encourage their use by smallholder fish farmers. The following technologies were introduced: napier grass ...